Biomaterial Database

Respiration of avian salt-secreting gland in tissue slice experiments. 1963

A BORUT, and K SCHMIDT-NIELSEN

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008660	Metabolism	The chemical reactions in living organisms by which energy is provided for vital processes and activities and new material is assimilated.	Anabolism,Catabolism,Metabolic Concepts,Metabolic Phenomena,Metabolic Processes,Metabolic Phenomenon,Metabolic Process,Metabolism Concepts,Metabolism Phenomena,Process, Metabolic,Processes, Metabolic,Concept, Metabolic,Concept, Metabolism,Concepts, Metabolic,Concepts, Metabolism,Metabolic Concept,Metabolism Concept,Phenomena, Metabolic,Phenomena, Metabolism,Phenomenon, Metabolic
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001717	Birds	Warm-blooded VERTEBRATES possessing FEATHERS and belonging to the class Aves.	Aves,Bird
D012491	Salt Gland	A compound tubular gland, located around the eyes and nasal passages in marine animals and birds, the physiology of which figures in water-electrolyte balance. The Pekin duck serves as a common research animal in salt gland studies. A rectal gland or rectal salt gland in the dogfish shark is attached at the junction of the intestine and cloaca and aids the kidneys in removing excess salts from the blood. (Storer, Usinger, Stebbins & Nybakken: General Zoology, 6th ed, p658)	Rectal Gland,Gland, Rectal,Gland, Salt,Glands, Rectal,Glands, Salt,Rectal Glands,Salt Glands
D012965	Sodium Chloride	A ubiquitous sodium salt that is commonly used to season food.	Sodium Chloride, (22)Na,Sodium Chloride, (24)NaCl
D019069	Cell Respiration	The metabolic process of all living cells (animal and plant) in which oxygen is used to provide a source of energy for the cell.	Cellular Respiration,Respiration, Cell,Cell Respirations,Cellular Respirations,Respiration, Cellular